Question

Aunt cut all the meat off the bone, the meat weighed 17 pounds. Damian says that the meat of the cooked turkey was 74% of the weight of the turkey. Do you agree with Damian?

a) Yes
b) No
c) It depends on the turkey's initial weight
d) Not enough information to determine

Answer 1

To determine if Damian's statement is correct, we need to calculate the weight of the entire turkey based on the weight of the meat. Since the question does not provide the weight of the turkey, we cannot determine if Damian's statement is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine whether Damian's statement is correct, we need to calculate the weight of the entire turkey. Since the weight of the meat is 74% of the turkey's weight, we can set up an equation: 17 pounds = 0.74x, where x is the weight of the turkey in pounds. To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 0.74: x = 17 pounds / 0.74 = 22.97 pounds.

Therefore, the weight of the entire turkey is approximately 22.97 pounds. Since the question does not provide the weight of the turkey, we cannot determine if Damian's statement is correct. Therefore, the answer is d) Not enough information to determine.